National Fire Prevention Week

Heather Ainsley ECB Publishing, Inc. This year marks the 100-year anniversary for National Fire Prevention Week, which began in 1922. This observance takes place in the United States and Canada each year during the Sunday to Saturday week of Oct. 9. The first Presidential proclamation of Fire Prevention Week was made in 1925 by President Calvin Coolidge, and the day is internationally sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association. When President Coolidge gave his proclamation, he no